About Ghoratangar Village

Ghoratangar is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 391 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghoratangar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoratangar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Ghaghra
Pincode	835208
Area (hectares)	329 hectares
Population	773
Male Population	391
Female Population	382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghoratangar compares

By the 2011 count Ghoratangar is the 49th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 329 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Ghoratangar

Ghoratangar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghoratangar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghoratangar from other places

Ghoratangar lies about 22 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 27 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ghoratangar
Tehsil headquarters	Ghaghra	4.1 km
District headquarters	Gumla	22 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	22 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	27 km

Villages closest to Ghoratangar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghaghra tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Ghoratangar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoratangar village had a population of 773. That makes it the 49th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Ghoratangar village has 391 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoratangar has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Ghoratangar is 835208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoratangar covers 329 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghoratangar falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghoratangar is Lohardaga, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghoratangar.

Ghoratangar is about 22 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoratangar is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 4.1 km away. Gumla is about 22 km away. Gumlā is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.